President Biden will ring in 2023 at the tropical island home of wealthy business owners Bill and Connie Neville — who earlier this month were among the select group admitted to the president’s first White House state dinner.
The Nevilles made the 338-person guest list for the Dec. 1 gathering of billionaires, celebrities and politicians in honor of French President Emmanuel Macron after previously lending their three-bedroom beachfront villa to Biden.
Biden traveled to St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands late Tuesday with first lady Jill Biden and other members of his family to celebrate the New Year — and potentially to decide whether to launch a 2024 re-election bid. He left the frigid continental US after a Christmas-weekend winter blast killed at least 65 people and canceled more than 10,000 flights.
It’s unclear if the vacation was planned before or after Biden treated the Nevilles to the lavish banquet on the taxpayers’ dime — but the first family is not believed to be paying for use of the home, which features an in-ground pool, lush landscaping and sweeping views, along with direct beach access.
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